Sessions Memo Ends Settlement Donations
United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo to all U.S. attorneys and heads of the Justice Department last week that effectively ends settlement donations to third parties.
Verdicts & Settlements
The Honest Company Agrees to $1.55M Settlement Over Detergent
Parents, have you purchased Honest Company detergent for your children’s laundry lately? If so, you might be able to cash in on a nationwide, $1.55 million class action lawsuit that Jessica Alba’s The Honest Company recently agreed to pay for misleading “customers about the ingredients in its laundry detergent, dish soap, and multipurpose cleaner.”
Des Plaines Settles For $580,000 After Using Zoning to Deny Muslim Organization a Mosque
The Chicago suburb of Des Plaines settled a lawsuit to the tune of $580,000 after denying a Muslim organization the opportunity to convert a vacant building into a mosque. The Department of Justice announced the ruling on Tuesday after Des Plaines settled with the agency as well as The Society of American Bosnians and Herzegovinians.
State of Tennessee Agrees to Settlement In Tragic Guardrail Accident Case
A settlement has been reached between the family of Sabrena Carrier and the State of Tennessee for $20,000. The lawsuit itself was filed after Carrier “died when her car hit a guardrail terminal along Highway 394 near Blountville” back in 2008. According to court documents, the “guardrail pierced her car, killing Carrier who worked as an emergency medical technician for Sullivan County EMS.”
Settlement Reached Between Beaufort Inn and Bride Who Was Attacked On Eve of Her Wedding
According to police, Gretchen Rhyan Mazur-Williamson was “badly beaten in a rented cottage at the Beaufort Inn in April 2009” after her assailant “entered her room through a broken rear window and waited for her to return.” As a result of the attack, the woman sued the inn back in 2012, accusing the owner, Associated Luxury Inns of Beaufort, of gross negligence for “failing to adopt and utilize adequate and proper security and emergency procedures for guests.” Now, years later, the Beaufort Inn has agreed to “an undisclosed settlement.”
Michigan Innocence Clinic Client Released After Confession Statement
Michigan Innocence Clinic Client Released After Confession Statement
Aaron Thompson Loses Appeal In Child Abuse Case
Aaron Thompson Loses Appeal In Child Abuse Case
Family of Student Hit By NYPD Cop Car Agrees To $500K Settlement
On Feb. 21, 2013, Ryo Oyamada, a student at the time, was “struck and killed by a police car while crossing 40th Ave. between 10th and 11th streets in Long Island City.” Now, after all this time, his family and the city have agreed to “settle their federal lawsuit” for $500,000.
Mentally Ill Prisoner Marched To Hospital Stark Naked
Mentally Ill Prisoner Marched To Hospital Stark Naked
Lakewood Sheriff’s Shooting Lawsuit Settled for $3.3M
As a result of the tragic fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man in front of his Lakewood home back in 2015, the Board of Supervisors voted to pay $3.3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the man’s family. At the moment, few details about the incident have been released to the public, though according to documents, “the deputies claim their actions were reasonable under the circumstances.” Additionally, according to documents, the settlement was agreed to “based on the risks and uncertainties of litigation.”